Mom of MS-13 Victim Fatally Hit by Vehicle at Daughter’s Memorial Site
Evelyn Rodriguez talks about the murder of her daughter, on Long Island, N.Y., on March 28, 2017. Rodriguez's daughter, 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas, was murdered along with her best friend in Brentwood, New York, in September 2016. Members of the transnational street gang MS-13 have been charged with the murder. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
Evelyn Rodriguez, the mother of a teenage girl who was brutally murdered by MS-13 gang members two years ago, was struck by a vehicle at her daughter’s memorial site Sept. 14, Suffolk County police in New York confirmed.
Police said Rodriguez was involved in a dispute with the driver of a vehicle regarding the placement of a memorial dedicated to her daughter and her daughter’s friend.
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.